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fl PROPER POSITION
Valuable hints to those learn-
fl AL.LAIU.I-: HINTS TO THOSE LEARN-
'; . ING TO ride HI.
CYCLES.
" * •
LIKE CLIMBING A LADDER.
1 LIKE CLIMBING A LADDER.
V
ft'HREE ILI.I STHATIONS SHOWING
ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWING;
I A CORRECT POSITION AND TWO
OTHERS.
♦Novices: as early scorchers.
\
Ciine* of Various KiutN Invented for
fanen of Various Kinds Invented for
the Protection of Bicycle
Gear.
The average novice imagines that he is rid-
In;.-: on horseback rather than taking a walk
Or run on his own legs— which riding a bicycle
actually amounts to— and it takes him usually
until his second season at riding before he
actually rids himself of the delusion and be
comes enthusiastic. It is then, too, that he
tires of reading theories of how. to ride a bi
cycle the proper position, saddle, etc., written
Usually by inexperienced physicians and pro-
A. ERECT.
lessors who have ridden a few times. He will
Visually read anything at first, and try every-
. thing that is advocated; but when he has
-.actually passed the "third degree," and has
/ '-''ridden the goat," he turns a deaf car to It
* .£ll and selfishly leaves his neighbor to "find
it out" for himself.
■ Did you ever compare riding a bicycle to
rlimbing a ladder? The similarity is surpris-
ing, and in order to demonstrate the idea
more forcibly three illustrations are given
\ herewith, showing a man climbing a ladder
I |n three dierent positions. The first posi-
I tion is represented by A, whose ladder is
\{ placed in a position almost perpendicular;
his hands are grasping the two rails of the
ladder. As he proceeds to ascend, step by
Step, he has to grasp tightly with his hands
pr he will fall backward, because the point
. bf equilibrium is ahead of his weight, or, in
J other words, his feet are ahead of his body.
v His upper-limb muscles are doing very much
more than would be necessary should the lad-
der be placed at a lower angle. When he
Heps up a step he raises his entire weight,
plus the "pull, "' by the grasp of the hands,
.which "pull" acts directly upon the muscles
of the back and abdomen, helping largely
toward exhaustion. In fact, the action of any
Unnecessary muscles tends to exhaustion, and
exhaustion invites discouragement, especially
to a bicycle rider. If A climbs very far his
back or abdomen will be the first to feel the
Strain: yet his position on the ladder is about
. /the same as that adopted by the average be
* ginner on the bicycle, who will continue to
ride in this position unless. he be of an ob-
serving disposition, or unless some" friend
actually teaches him better. Even then he
-will argue that he has reason for doing so,
(1) because it appears to be common sense to
sit erect as if riding horseback, and (2) be-
cause the machines are built that way—
cept the racing machines, and of course he
does not. .want a racing machine or any
"'bending over." He has read too many
Articles on the evils of bending over.
-» Now, let us look at B. Did you ever stand
' at a public stairway and give notice to the
,y position 'people most always assume when
Climbing the stairs? Do so, and you will ob-
serve that they all lean forward a little—
Slightly bending at the hip joint, but not
bending the back. '-Why is this? Nature tells
Ha that it makes the Work: easier, and we
certainly do find it so. The bicycle rider who
has "found" this position has found the easi
est position.; He can travel more miles in a
day and feel less tired.' 'He has passed into
the second and higher stage of riding a bicycle.
He now possesses greater possibilities, and
his interest in cycling is doubled. He has
made a discovery; he aspires to take his next
long run with a set of wheelmen who ride
faster and farther than his usual companions.
(What was only a fad to this man has now
■taken roof in him. and he becomes an enthus
iast. He is , criticised .by the inexperienced
•■multitude for "becoming a scorcher," or for
9 ''leaning over;" but you will notice that in his
Tiding now lie does no pulling or pushing— he
puts his weight, simply on his forward foot
(like 8., who climbs the ladder) naturally and
•more easily.
It is needless to explain the position as-
sumed by <".. but it will readily be compared
with the "scorcher,", or a rider in racing
form. lie largely carries his weight on his
hands, and bending over to exaggeration
••'doubles up" his lungs, so to speak, thereby,
iho doubt, inviting danger. And this is a
•''leaning over" position which writers do well
/ Ito warn wheelmen against, although these
~ I Writers make a mistake in assuming that
there are but two positions, viz.. to sit erect
"and to lean over. C. can make speed, how
' ever, in his position, because of less atmos
pheric friction when riding at high speed, a
thing very essential in racing.
To the rider who sits erect, and he is largely
In the majority, here is a little practical and
Jfihdly advice. Manage to procure a "front"
saddle-post or a T-post, if you have not one
already, and adjust your saddle forward, say
three or four inches. • Then exchange your
l" ''raised" handle bars for a "drop"-bar— not
I an exaggerated one, but medium— where the
cork handle is about four Inches lower than
ly the middle. Adjust the handles to about four
& inches below the saddle, then mount your
% wheel and try it. You will not take kindly to
[ It at first, because the change is so radical—
* it. is a different system altogether. You will
imagine you are going to pitch forward over
the handle-bars, you have to lean quite heav
ily on them instead ,of pulling on them at
every stroke. This seems objectionable at
first, but as soon as the rider becomes recon-
*■ : , —
• li. CORRECT, POSITION.
piled to the fact that he is propelling a ma-
chine instead of riding a horse. the idea seems
taore sensible. When this position is attained
%he question of saddle Is also settled.
To the rider now the saddle is but a rest-
ing-place,* not a seat, his weight being dis
-» tributed on the pedals, handle-bars and saddle
Jn about the relative percentages of 70, 15 and
jlo— and when crossing tracks and rough places
he throws his entire weight on pedals and
A ROMANCE OF THE WHEEL.
handles, relieving himself entirely from the
saddle for the moment.
Now the rider is able to make "centuries"
without exhaustion or- discomfort from the
saddle,, and now he makes no more com-
C. RACING POSITION.
plaints about the "hardness" of his saddle. It
is the novice usually" "who makes such com
plaints.
NEW CYCLING SUIT.
Pnttern Which Im Convenient ami
Comfortnlile. "-. -•• *« ■■_.
The question of proper . dress for cycling,
while quite as "interesting as heretofore, is
..*".■;
A NEW CYCLING COSTUME.
not debated with the same heat as last
season, because the public has become wont-;
ed to almost any eccentricity^ and now grants
to woman the privilege of exercising her own
sweet will in the matter without so much as
raising an eyelid or turning a head, says
Demoresfs Magazine. The outcome, how
ever is what all sensible people expected,
that' the majority of women would adopt a
modest, becoming and convenient manner or
dressing, with a " sufficient variety te indi
vidualize it. .... x v- V.
We give a pattern of a divided skirt, which:
has found many warm advocates, as Its con
venience on the wheel is .Incontrovertible.;
The fullness is so adjusted, both in the front
and in the back, that the division is n«t ap-
parent when the wearer. is walking. In length.
it should be six or eight inches from
the ground. Moderately heavy cloths, wide
waled serges and whip-cords are the fabrics
most used now; but later in the season mo-,
hair and alpacas will be employed, and for
summer heavy linen and duck suits will be
worn by those indefatigable wheelwomen who
ride in all weather. The full bloomers worn
Under the ordinary skirt are not so con
venient for the divided skirt as closer fit
ting knickerbockers. 'The ready-made knicker
bockers, for sale in the shops, are usually
made of mohair the color of the skirt, unless
that be lined with silk, in which case they are
of the gown stuff. Many women have black
satin or dark silk "knickers," as they are
far-and-away the most comfortable, prevent
ing the possibility of the" woolen skirts cling
ing to the legs when mounting. ..._
The "Norfolk" Jacket Is the favorite cool
weather garment for wheeling, , as. its trim
outlines are becoming to all, and it has just
that trig, business-like air which is suited
to the exercise. Nothing, that flies should
ever be worn on the wheel; and . convenient
as the blazer and Eton jackets are, their
open fronts, carried out by the rapid motion,
give so grotesque an appearance to a rider
that they are falling jnto disfavor. . The i
"Norfolk" Is very simply., fitted by the usual I
THE SAINT- PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MOBNING, APRIL 5, 1896.
Written for the GLOBE by Clifford Trembly.
! seams in the back and single darts in the
front; the plaits are cut separately and stitsh-
ed on.
TO PROTECT BICYCLE GEAR.
CUM of Various Kinds Invented
and Now on Market.
Gear cases are among the novelties on the
American bicycle market. A gear case Is a
covering for the chain and sprocket wheels of
the regulation safety bicycle. It may be made
of such material as sheet steel, tin, alumi
num, or celluloid, or even leather. The ob-
ject is to protect the gearing from the road
dust and dirt and to provide perfect lubrica
tion of the chain. Gear cases are in general
use in England and on the continent of Eu-
rope, but until this year American riders
have been content to ride their machines with
unprotected chains and sometimes with un-
satisfactory results.
i Of the many reasons why American-made
bicycles have been built without this excellent
fitting, a few may be mentioned. First, Amer
ican riders have been imbued with the desire
for excessively light machines. Brakes, mud
guards, bells and other accessories have been
cast aside because they added weight to the
machine. Then the maker is loth to add a
device which will necessitate further expendi
ture, be it ever so good. ..-.v, y.y--
A gear case would prolong r the use of >a;.
machine and would conduce not a little to the
ease with which it could *■* be driven. There
is an immense amount of work in preparing
tools for frame connections, hubs and other
integral parts of a bicycle and to build a
wheel which would take a gear case of
standard design would call for a radical
change in many of the details of construc
tion. '. . •y.yy'yyyya.
Another factor which has- worked against
the adoption of the gear case is the slight
knowledge which the average wheelman pos
sesses of the value of the accessory. It was
used to some extent in England when the im
port duties were so scaled that English wheels
could be sold at a profit in the United States,
but the tariff "became prohibitive. Thus Amer
ican wheelmen and dealers are not familiar
with the gear case.
In detail, the gear case is of simple con-
struction, and the principle involved is easy
of solution. _ Harrison Carter, an English mill-
ing engineer, designed find patented the orig
inal device. With several modifications in the
method of attachment to the frame of the
bicycle, it is one. of the best, of the many gear
cases made. The principle >pf lubrication ap-
pealed to Mr. Carter more than the idea of
protection alone, and his • case was designed
so that a supply of oiK would act as a con-
stant bath for the chain^ "j*bis was effected by
having the case a permanent, fixture on the
machine, and the parts^wese soldered to the
frame. Oil was poure^' into * the case until
the level reached the fr*o*nt /sprocket, and the
bath was completed by the passage of the
chain,, carrying oil to tb> reir gear wheel. A
wheel will run without attention to the chain
or without adjustment "'at. the rear forks for
almost an entire season when the gear case
is used, and a saving (^fro^'lO to 25 per cent
is effected in the power TeQiwred for driving.
Many gear cases ' are made with celluloid
panels let, in the side fdr- the; purpose of af
fording a ready inspection, oft the \ chain and
its ■.- workings. Others az^,* built entirely of
celluloid, with small metal clamps for holding
the device lii position. Some ; are made with
metal. frames and 'a^atent leather cover.
However,. these all lack. the oil bath lubrica
tion and so are not without a fault.
Minneapolis" to New York Awheel,
Francis B. Murphy, 92» Cedar avenue, Min
neapolis, an athlete of considerable speed at
the longer distances, from five to ten < miles,
starts on a cross-country trip with New York
city as his destination, Aug. 21 next. AMm
neapolis bicycle record is yet to be made and
Mr. Murphy proposes to be the maker. There
are a number of Chicago-New York records,
and Postman - Smith is • the champion up to
date. Mr. Murphy believes that before next
fall ' there will be a good many records
marked • up • between - Minneapolis and New
York. He thinks that he can make the dis
tance awheel in fifteen days, and that will
stimulate the other riders to action.
y Summits Meet Today.
A special meeting of the Summit Cycle club
will be held at . their club rooms, 421 Rice
street, at 2:30 p. m. today. All bicycle riders
are invited to attend.
In Amateur Ranks.
The Monarchs have organized for this com--
ing season. They will line up as follows:
K. Tlschler, catcher; C. A. Minning, first
base; C. Conrad, second base; S. G. Rausch-
er, short stop;' J. P. Rauscher, third base;
C. Kreyer, left field; J. Busky, right field;
D. Murphy.center field; W. J. Schwartz, pitch
er and captain. The Monarchs would like to
hear from the Trilby Archs, Diamonds and
Fillmores. The Monarchs will play any club
in the city whose members are under seven
teen years of age. Address all challenges to
W. J. Schwartz, 1007. Marion st.'eet, or care of
H. L. Collins & Co.
The. Diamond Stars have organized for the
season. They will line up as follows: Fen-
wick, pitcher; Benson*? catcher; McCauley,
first base; Schmitt," second base; McMenomy, •
third base; Exley short stop? McFadden, left
field and catcher; Petersen, center field; God-
frey, right field, and Anderson, extra. Ad
diess all communications to A. Fenwick, 630
Jackson street. The club Is willing to meet
any club whose members are under eighteen
years of -age. : &} \
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After the Diamond skulls.
CHICAGO, April The Delaware Boat club
has entered for the Henley diamond challenge
sculls. Dr. W. S. McDawell, and ■ his chances
of winning that event appear to be more than
bright.
briEht " Lv P. .
Charter Oak Park Sold.
HARTFORD, Conn., April' 4.— noon to-
day, Charter Oak Parks known the country
.....
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CELI.I I.Oin AND MRT4L GEAR CASE. 1. fi
CELLULOID AND METAL GEARCASE.-" 1. il.:
Ie Ji
*__ _ '- ■ -.*• *■ .-.*.:• "I9< JG
over among. horsemen aa. one of the finest !of
driving parks, was sold under the. hammer
for the sum of $19.0-;*". Ala:, sacrifice of $150,000
from the original cost.
FEVER FOR WHEELS
TUESDAYS ; SNOW WAS * ONLY A
PALLIATIVE, NOT A FULL iy4*
CURE.
NEW BUYERS ARE CROWDING
THE STORES AND . TRAINING
SCHOOLS JUST AS THEY WERE
BEFORE.
NOTHING TO RIDE HUT BIKES,
Evidently the Ultimate Outcome of
the Wheeling- Fad' This Gra-
clous Spring:.
The snow the first of thi week rath
er dampened the ardor of the bicycle
buying public, but with the sweeping
away of the snow and the returning
sunshine the trade picked up a little
toward the close of the week. The. in
termission was just long enough to
give the dealers a chance to pick up
the distance between them and their
orders.
A new phase of the bicycle problem
is confronting Capt. Comiskey. With
every man, woman and child in St.
Paul riding a bicycle, as the .prospect
is they will be at an early date, the
genial prince of Aurora park will have
to find some capacious quarters for
the lodgment of the wheel during the
games. Last year the clubs were not
seriously handicapped by the job, but
as the bicyclist becomes more numer
ous he becomes more obtrusive, and
also more influential and more to be
catered to.
Col. Albert Pope,- the head of the
Pope Manufacturing company, "whose
office was burned in Boston, with a
loss of $250,000, did riot seem to care so
much about the burning of the sea
son's output of Columbias as he was
over a loss that money cannot replace.
Col. Pope came by his military title
honestly, by service in the War of the
Rebellion, in which he proved himself
a brave soldier. Stored in a safe in
one of the rooms of the burned build
ing were all his war relics, including
the swords he had carried during his
campaign, bits of the flags he had
fought under, and a number of pres
ents that had been made him by the
men he had commanded. Three or
four members of his business staff
were with him in New York at the
time of the fire, and they were sur
prised at the state of mind in which
the colonel was over the loss of his
war relics. One of them approached
him to say something about the loss of
the manufactured material, and was
rather curtly informed that the vet
eran cycle manufacturer cared noth
ing at all about what the loss might
lie. "What I want to know," he said,
"is whether any one of the men man
aged to save that sword of mine in my
private office." And then he kept the
wires hot with messages, trying to as
certain if his beloved war relics were
LILLIAN RUSSELL'S CYCLE SUIT.
saved. To hear of anything except
these while their fate was in doubt
was irksome and annoying to him.
The latest improvement In the shape
of lamps for bicycles gives electricity
another chance. Among .the many
claims put forth in its behalf is that
it is odorless, smokeless, simple, clean,
durable, gives a brilliant light, arid
cannot be jarred out. The size of the
lamp is three and one-half inches wide,
four inches high and two inches deep,
and weighs just one pound. It ; will
throw a brilliant light seventy-five to
one hundred feet ahead of the wheel,
and the light cannot possibly be jarred
or put out unless turned by the rider;
it is as readily attached to a wheel
as an oil lamp", and no more difficult to
operate. .* The current is provided by
a material put up in small cans to
fit into a tool bag, and is in the shape
of. dry powder, and costs no more than
oil. ■*•.. ;'- y "-yy/. *
Hallowell & Co. will display at the
Minneapolis cycle • show the twenty-
two-pound white wheel, Model E, for
ladies. This is the same .wheel that
was displayed at the Chicago and New
York shows. 'ly'y yy
W. R. Burkhard had a novel window
display yesterday, three colored boys in
uniform propelling a triplet, which is
elevated above the platform. It drew
large crowds.
Hallowell is making a thirty-two-
pound tandem for C. E. Ingle, of Wi-
nona. It will be for road use, with
small tires, the reduction of weight be
j ing made in this part principally.
Local dealers" talk of organizing to
; protect themselves against the bicycle
raffle, which is just, now so prevalent.
Al Schock has • gone to Europe to
compete in the London six-day race.
The Elgin Cycle company has or
' dered 40,000 souvenirs for distribution
at the Minneapolis cycle show.
F. M. Smith & Ero. yesterday shipped
a line of Gopher, Truman, March and
; Ajax bicycles to the Minneapolis ex-
position show. " y yy "l ,-*:;
The man who holds the same views
of cycling that you do is a mighty
level-headed fellow... ' y."
The Detroit- wheelmen -are endeavor-
ing to get President Vanderbeck to lay
j a. cinder bicycle track at the new
* - grounds. There is hardly room for a
i track of more than a quarter of a
mile, and this is not enough, as best
I cycling work is done on a track of
; three laps to the mile., - - . _ ,y'.->
The pact-making machines that were
| being used by the record-breakers at
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Styles- — M * Wft,(
Styles L .
jj Worsted and Cheviot Suitings— I TTOiK
t0 $15 to $40. L
to $15 to $40. L
Mori Pants - -j Done
ielect $5 to $10.00.
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Fit juarrington to
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Gaaran=i!"^a^®^ili i| Your
teed. | Company.... order.
Santa Morica during the winter, were
entirely destroyed, with the exception
of the sextuplet, in a railroad wreck
on the Santa Fe railroad last week.
The value of these costly pieces of
cycle apparatus is estimated well into
the thousands. . , , .
An English writer states that there
are plenty of wheels in the market
there for $30, but that a buyer never
tries a second one. " "'.-!>
. Stiffness in the joints of the bicycle
after it has stood all winter is often
remedied by; the application of a few
drops of coal oil. •
Cleveland bicycle riders are interest
ed in a bill now before the Ohio legis
lature, providing for sign-boards on
the public roads of the state. The
bill will enable any five freeholders in
a township to ask for the erection of
guide-boards at any designated in
tersection of public ways' of such town
ships, naming the Inscription desired
thereon, and ,if . the trustees fail to
have the board; erected in sixty days,
the petitioners, may do the work and
make the trustees payl the cost.
The value of pace-making as an aid
to speed has probably never been so
fully recognized as in the case of bi
cycle racing. Wheel manufacturers are
now more than ever putting forth their
greatest energies and utilizing their
best thought in the construction of
pace-making machines, which will
without doubt during the coming sea
son result in the lowering of nearly
every existing world's record. At big
race meets it will be no uncommon
thing, to see tandems and triplets, quad-
ruplets, quintuplets and sextuplets.
Tom Eck's team are now in Paris.
Eck will no doubt give the. Europeans
quite a surprise when he springs John-
ny Johnson and his fejit "quint" on
them. They will meet the crack men
of Paris, and will then go to Milan.
Brom, there they will go to Baden-
Baden, where Johnny will train for the
great international race.
PAST IN THEIR DAY.
Track Champions of Each Year
" Since 1881. /.
Turf, Field and Farm has started a guess-
-Turf, Field and Farm has started a guess-
ing contest on the fastest mile to be made
this season, and as a help, prints the follow-
ing interesting table, showing the fastest
mile each year for fifteen years, beginning
with 1881:'"' " •" ;"**■*'• ■"-■'' . "'"
TROTTERS. -
Maud S. Rochester, Bair 2:10% 10%
Clingstone. Cleveland, Saun-
Tde™ •• ••• 2:14 2:19%
Jay-Eye-See, Providence, 2:10% 2.19
Maud S, Lexington, Bair. 2:09% 2:10%
Maud S. Cleveland, Bair 2:08% 209%
Harry Wilkes, Cleveland, Van .
Ness ,••••• 2:13% < 2:14%
Guy, Cleveland, Saunders 2:12
Sunol, San Francisco, Marvin. .2:loV^ 2:18
Sunol, Chicago, Marvin 2:10% 2-10%
Sunol, Stockton, Marvin 2:08% 2-10%
Nancy Hanks, Terre Haute,
Doble .....2:04 2:09
Directum, Nashville, Ke11y.... 2:05% 2-11
Allx, Galesburg, McDowell 2:03% 2-07%
Azote, Galesburg, McDowell 2:04% 2:08%
PACERS.
Little Brown Jug, Hartford,
McCarthy 2:11% 2191*.
Buffalo Girl, Buffalo, McDonald.2:l2% 2:21%
Johnston, Chicago, Johnston. ..2:10 '..
Johnston, ; Chicago, Splan 2:06% 2:10 "
| Gossip Jr., -Rochester, Qulnton.2:l4 2:24%
Little Mack, Detroit, C0ttri1...2:13% 2-lo'
Johnston. Cleveland, Bair 2:11% 2:06%
Johnston, Springfield, Starr.. 2:12 2:05%
Johnston, Cleveland, Doble 2:06% 2:06%
Roy > Wilkes, Irdependence,
.Davies ;..; - 2:08% 212%
Direct, 7 Independence, Starr ...2:06 . ,
-Mascot,..^ Terre Haute, An-
drews "... .:....■. .-...'-..v.."...;.. "2:04 ' ,- - 2:14%
Flying Jib, Chicago, Kelly. l\y.; 2:o4 - 2:05
Robert J, Terre Haute,- Geers. .2:ol% 205%
John .R. . Gentry, •: Dubuque, • . -.„
McHenry. ... .:r.7.: 2:03% 2:03%
With 7 the runners, the "figures are as in-
teresting: .'■■'*•-.- ' f.- -- - " - - -
Three-quarters "of a Mile— ~
1886, Pearl Jennings, A. McCarthy Jr..
1:13%. ,'.-. .---—, ... - r '-. *
. 1887, Oregon, 1:12%. .;".., '" "c *:'...-"
1888, Tom Hood, Henderson, 1:13. .; *,
1889, El Rio Rey, Winchell, 1:11.
1890, Fides, Hamilton, 1:10%. - _
1891, Fitz James, Barnes. 1:10%.
1892, Yeman, Simms, 1:09%.
. 1893, Domino, Taral, 1:09. •."*:-• -
1894..Dr. Hasbrouck, Doggett, 1:10. V* ~
1*895, Wernberg. Doggett, 1:11. , . "'
Mile and One-Quarter—
1886, Binette, Kelly, 2:07%; La Sylphide, R.
'Williams, 2:07%. * • -
1887, Dry . Monopole, A. McCarthy Jr., 2:07.
: 1888, Laura Gardiner, Hitchcock, 2:07%.
1889. Kingston, I. Murphy, 2:06%.
1891, Eon, Taral, 2:06%.
1892, Leonawell,.Lamly, 2:06%.
1893, Morello, Miller, 2:05. , -.■'".-.
1894, Ramapo, Taral. 2:06 1-5.
1895, . Clifford, .Chora, 2:06. - .
LARGEST INDIVIDUAL WINNER SINCE
. 1870.
■ . y •>: : . . Amount.
Kingfisher." 3, by Lexington $25,750
Harry Bassett, by Lexington 34,500
Joe Daniels. 3, by imp. Australian...... 26,250 !
Tom Bowling, 3, by Lexington....:.:... 27,150 j
Vandalite, 3, by Vandal ...: 23,760
Arlstldes, 3, by imp. Leamington 15,700
Vigil. 3, by Virgil ........ .».- 25,790
Bazil, 3, by Melbourne Jr 22,150
Duke of Magenta, 3, by Lexington..;... 35.925
Spendthrift, 3, by imp. Australian.'. .. . 22,425
Luke Blackburn, 3, by imp. Bonnie..
Scotland 46,975
Hindoo,. 3. by Virgil .""..'.... 49,100 |
Pearl Jennings, 3, by Lelaps 28,850
Miss Woodford, 3, by imp. Billet 51,120
Wanda, 2, by imp. Mortemer, 35,745
Wanda, 3,. by Imp." Mortemer .......... 30,380
The Bard, 3, by Longfellow ..'. .;....:.... 42,827
Hanover, 3, by Hindoo 80,827
Procter Knott, 3, by Luke Blackburn.. 60 780
Salvatcr, 3. by imp. Prince Charlie "... 71,380
Tournament, 3, by imp. Sir Modred..." 89 755
His Highness, 2, by Imp. The 111 Used. lo9*4oo
Tammany, 3, by Iroquois ...... ........ 73 310
Domino, 2, ' by Hlmyar •*...: rffj ; - .180 890
Dobbins, 3. by Imp. .Mr. Pickwick .... 55*423
Requital, 2. by imp. Eothen 59165
The largest stakes to be run for in 1896 ' as
far as known at this date, are as follows-
, The Realization, for three-year-olds
: The' National Derby, for three-year-olds '
The ; Futurity, - for " two-year-olds • "•■""• i -
The Oakley Derby, for three-year-olds
SOME HORSE NEWS,
Preliminary to the Summer Racing
of ISOU. 'y-2 "-
There is a springlike tincture in the ozona
of Minnesota these days, and a 'radiance and
warmth' in the sunshine which would indicate
that winter had folded his tent and hied him
self hence. Certainly the horseman will not
experience any regret at the departure of old
Boreas, but will welcome with gladness the
early arrival of spring. It is needless to re
mark that with the vague uncertainty which
hedges around about our climate at this sea
son of the year we have held this pastoral on
spring until the last moment. Old winter in
Minnesota has a habit of reaching out a hind
leg much after the fashion of the guileless
mule, and we should be prepared until the
coming of May flowers for his appearance at
any time.— Minnesota Horseman.
Buezetta, 2:06%, is said to be in the best of
condition. «
C. J. Hamlin is in Selma. Ala., looking over
the horses in GeersN stable.
C. W. Williams has decided to campaign El
loree, 2:18. and Falfa, 2:20, this year.
The report is current that W.E. D Stokes
has offered $18,000 for Patchen Wilkes.
Belle Hambletonian. the dam of Stra'thberry
2:04%, will be bred to Lockheart, 2:OSV-
Ed Geers has sold the black gelding Harry
Victor, 2:1 C%. by Black Victor, to W. Davis of
Niagara Falls, N. Y. •-.*■'
Turfites are already figuring on a battle royal
between Robert .1 and Gentry being witnessed
at the Fleetwood meeting this summer.
The trotting championship for *96 is com
monly considered to lie between Azote Beu
zetta and Bouncer. Of these Azote has made
the fastest mile, but Beuzetta came within a
trifle of equaling Azote's record of 2 04% She
forced him out at Fleetwood Park in *>-05V.
and seems really to be more of a favorite than
he is. The little mare is being wintered in
California, and Orrin Hickox says that she
has done well. Bouncer, however, is a likely
candidate for first place In the trotting ranks.
and Hickox admits it. while Monroe Salisbury
and McHenry indorse his judgment.
The first "kick" on the new starting ma
chines comes from New Orleans, where one of
them has been in operation for a month. Two
hcrses were left at the post Tuesday. Both
were favorites, and the talent raised a great
howl. That the machine has given general
satisfaction for a month is sufficient guaran
tee- of its superiority over the old method
and while it will occasionally make a bad
start, it is only a question of a "short time
until all of the tracks in the country will
be using it.
So far as Derbies in America are concerned
Modesty, according to tire- best posted,- Is the
only filly to win at a mile and a half. ,~:;,>
Nancy Hanks, once the undoubted- queen, -is
at Malcolm J. Forbes' farm, near Boston.
Nancy Is now ten years old. She will never
race again. • ' * *■--;> .» -•.* ia*nzyn .'r!i.-.
Sunol, once queen of trotters, is at the Bon-
ncr farm, at Tarrytown, N. Y. She is ten
years old, and is said to be in as good condi
tion to trot as she ever was.
The New Orleans' winter meeting has run
103 days, and has been the most successful In
the history of the club. The sum of of $119,..
123 has been distributed among owners. **'*
John Splan Is at Cleveland. He has New-
castle (2:11%) and Geddes, with a record as a
three-year-old of 2:12. He also has a roadster.
Newberger, of whom he thinks a great deal,
that he has been preparing to campaign for
two years. He is said to have phenomenal
speed and may be heard from this year.
According to the latest quotations for the
Brooklyn handicap, to be run June 2, Henry
of Navarre is first choice, with Clifford a
close second. The odds are as follows:
Odds. Horse. Wt. Odds. Horse wt
50 Belmar 110 40 Hornpipe . m
30 Ben Brush . . . .105 10 Handspring . . . 303
50 Bright Phoebus. 113 20 Keenan . ""l2**
3 Clifford ......;..125 60 King Arthur 'ii! 93
40 Counter Tenor.. 20 Lazzarone .....110
100 Connoisseur ... . .102 15 Nanki-Pooh ' . . . 112
30 Dr. Rice ........ .116 200 Palladin . . "93
20 Dorian ......'...".115 200 Primrose .... "92
60 Dutch Skater ..108 20 Sir Walter ""lis
100 Emma C ...... 50 Senator Grady! 10«
300 Eloroy ...95 50 Saragossa .... 104
200 Flora Thornton. 95 .40 St. Maxim- .....lOS
100 Forget -•• • • • ... 90 80 Stephen J. . ' ' *»»
.100 Gov. Sheehan -.j 104 100 The Commoner'lOd
2 Henry of.."Na--.- 100 Vinctor . 107
,a Tya,n'a "••• 128300 WB ""103
.40 Halma ....... -...U7 '"-Ty
Harvard*)** Crew Afloat.
- Harvard** Crew Afloat.
The Harvard crew Is on the river. Dr.
r* The Harvard crew ls-on- the-river. Dr.
Mumford Is coach. v Their style of rowing is
the same as Watson had 'coached them in
despite rumors that Mumford had changed
it. They row in this order: ' Goodrich
stroke; Jennings, 7; Sprague, 6; Duffleld - 5-
Holllster, 4; Perkins, 3; Stillman, 2; Hayes'
bow. . 7 ;atll i-jr-j'Sv-.VV^ *-.-!~ - .. *
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damages tor the sinking of his yacht Val
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